Reality: You Become What You WatchThe National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University recently released some staggering statistics from their findings in their 2005 Teen Survey. The following statements are directly from their research.
'This year's survey also found that 43 percent of 12 to 17 year olds see three or more R-rated movies each month either in theaters or on home video. These teens are seven times likelier to smoke cigarettes, six times likelier to try marijuana and five times likelier to drink alcohol, compared to those who watch no R-rated movies in a typical month."
Parents and students, the odds are not in your favor. I'm not sure of the stats, but I'm sure that students who watch R-rated movies are more likely to be sexually active and contract STDs as well. Why would you take that chance? Parents, why would we let them?
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